A study to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on prevention of nomophobia among under graduate nursing students at SJMINS, Chitradurga
1 M. Sc Nursing Scholar, Department. Of Mental Health Nursing, SJM institute of nursing sciences, Chitra Durga, India.
2 Associate Professor and HOD, Department. Of Mental Health Nursing, SJM institute of nursing sciences, Chitra Durga, India.
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2024, 19(03), 513–521.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2024.19.3.0671
Publication history:
Received on 10 August 2024; revised on 19 September 2024; accepted on 22 September 2024
Abstract:
Nomophobia is an extreme, irrational and overwhelming fear of being without a mobile phone. Nomophobia is a fairly recently discovered phobia which is known as a 21st-century condition. The individual may experience negative patterns of thoughts and negative feelings, such as anxiety, stress, fear or panic. Hence this study aimed to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on prevention of nomophobia among under graduate nursing students at SJMINS, Chitradurga. Pre-experimental one group pretest posttest study was conducted. We Enrolled 80 undergraduate nursing students by using probability sampling with lottery method in SJMINS, Chitradurga. Sociodemographic data sheet and structured knowledge questionnaire were used to obtain data from participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze the data. This study revealed that 45.00% (n=36) participants had inadequate knowledge, 51.20% (n=41) participants had moderate knowledge and 3.80% of participants had adequate knowledge in the pretest. 31.20% (n=25) participants had moderate knowledge and 68.80% (n=55) participants had adequate knowledge in the posttest. there was statistically significant difference between pretest mean score (15.76 + 3.71) and posttest mean score (24.09 + 2.26). The calculated t value= -16.835, df=79, p=0.000. The present study is concluded that video assisted teaching program was found to be effective in improving the knowledge scores among under graduate nursing students, SJMINS, Chitradurga.
Keywords:
Nomophobia; Undergraduate nursing students; Video assisted teaching programme; Prevention
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